NFPA 10 Portable Fire Extinguishers Test Questions and Answers |Fall 2026/2027 Update | 100% Correct

NFPA 10 Portable Fire Extinguishers Test Questions and
Answers |Fall 2026/2027 Update | 100% Correct
Question 1
What is Halon?
Correct Answer
Halons include bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon 1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon 1301), and mixtures of Halon
1211 and Halon 1301.



Question 2
What are the two Extinguisher Chemicals
Correct Answer
Wet and Dry



Question 3
What label types do NFPA require on extinguishers?
Correct Answer
Pictographs




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,Question 4
Examples of obsolete extinguishers
Correct Answer
Internal cartridge, water type,Carbon tetrachloride



Question 5
The certication of service personal shall be required after ________
Correct Answer
August 17,2008



Question 6
What are the 5 classifications of fire?
Correct Answer
Class A, B, C, D, K



Question 7
The United States unilaterally decided to stop producing halogen extinguishers at the end of ____
Correct Answer
1993




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, Question 8
What metals are class D extinguishers effective on?
Correct Answer
Only effective on a few types of metals



Question 9
Oxygen exclusion is called....
Correct Answer
Smothering



Question 10
Carbon Dioxide / Definition
Correct Answer
A Colorless, Odorless, Electrically non- conductive inert gas that is a suitable medium for extinguishing class B &C Fires



Question 11
ANSI / Definition
Correct Answer
American National Standards Institute




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